Last week we got word that famed race car driver and former Assistant Chief Director for Corvette and Director of the GM Performance Division John Heinricy would be driving around in a Cobalt SS Turbo that was fitted with the upcoming LNF Stage 1 kit. Upon hearing that, we reached out to you to send us questions that you would like to see John answer about his thoughts on the LNF Stage 1 kit. We compiled those questions and shot them over to John, who after spending some time getting to know the Stage 1 Cobalt SS better, answered them for the GMTS fans. We're excited to have John on here for you guys so without further ado, here is his take on the Cobalt SS LNF Stage 1 kit and answers to just about all of your questions.

There has been a lot of coverage of the Cobalt SS Turbo Stage kits on GMTS lately and for good reason - it's kind of big deal. However, even with all the coverage of the kit, the talk around town from all of you has all been "I want to drive it!" Not ones to let anyone down, GMTS and Bill Duncan, Design System Engineer at GM HPVO, teamed up to get some enthusiasts some seat time in a Stage 1 equipped 2010 Cobalt SS Turbo. Bill was actually so excited to see what fans and current SS Turbo owners would think of the kit, that he went out this past weekend to several stops in Southern Michigan to see fans reactions and answer questions firsthand.

The Cobalt Stage 1 Kit is well along its way to being available at a dealer near you. As such, we hear more details weekly that we can then pass on to you, the Cobalt SS Turbo owner and fan. If you are the lucky owner one of these turbocharged monsters, you’ll be able to run out and buy the new Stage 1 kit from a GMPP dealer and instantly add 20hp and 60lb.-ft of torque to your Cobalt and keep your full factory warranty intact. In addition to the added power, the kit serves as the gateway mod for the Cobalt and will disable the “learn down feature” of the stock PCM. This nifty feature allows your Cobalt to fully utilize any other modifications (intake, header, exhaust, downpipe, etc) that you’ve may have or wish to add in the future – making your dream 350hp Cobalt a very close reality.

GM CEO Fritz Henderson greeted the world today at a special Product and Technology Meeting to share with everyone some great news about the upcoming Chevy Volt and other current GM initiatives. Fritz and the rest of his team gave a rundown of the latest and greatest (we’ll get to that in a second) and in staying true to the new GM mission of making the company about the customers, they opened the floor to questions from the Twittersphere and from the Fastlane blog at GMBlogs.com. A lot was covered so we’ll give a quick rundown of the highlights of the show and what all this really means to enthusiasts.

Well this is interesting… GM just released some exciting info about a webcast that will be held tomorrow morning that anyone who wants to get up at 8:00am EDT can sit in on and watch. The meeting will cover “product, brand and customer-outreach strategies” and while some of you may not have much interest in the latter two, we figured you certainly would like the possibility of new products coming to us – Cruze ZR1, Camaro V, Buick GNX, Pontiac G8 16.4 – the possibilities are endless! ;)

For those of you who follow the automotive drag racing world, you are most certainly familiar with the name Titan Motorsports. Titan Motorsports is top-notch shop / racing program based out of Orlando Florida. They pump out some serious cars and are known all over the nation.

This summer they are ready to share their vision of the 2010 Camaro with the world by working with GM on a SEMA project car. They are up against some serious builders out there but from the looks of their render they are more than ready to do battle against any of them. Once again, GMTS is here to give you the first look at projects like this that are happening behind the scenes at GM. We are pleased to release a firsthand look at the Titan Motorsports Camaro.

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has not been coy about expressing his feelings on GM's advertising of old. Lutz wants advertising that showcases the cars themselves and can also help "recapture the attention of the American public." And with new cars that turn heads it only makes sense that the advertising should do the same. Cadillac has some exciting products coming down the pipe with vehicles like the upcoming CTS Coupe and (drool) CTS-V Coupe so it stands to reason that we should see some hot, new, creative advertising that showcases these new products right?